The Sobrato Family Foundation announced a $5 million investment in the TECH Fund campaign, supporting the creation of 10,000 affordable homes over the next 10 years throughout the Bay Area. Foundation funds will be focused on San Mateo, Santa Clara and Southern Alameda counties

After nine years of service on the Housing Trust Silicon Valley Board of Directors, Morgan Hill Mayor Steve Tate will be leaving the Board in February of 2018 in accordance with our term policy. But the legacy that he leaves behind for both the Housing Trust and the community he continues to represent is impressive.

The 2017 Housing Champion Award was presented to Santa Clara County Supervisors Dave Cortese and Cindy Chavez in honor of their passionate commitment to the passage of Measure A, which will generate $950 million over the coming years for affordable housing preservation and expansion.

Housing Trust Silicon Valley had its most impactful year to date in 2016, according to CEO Kevin Zwick in his Investor Briefing report to the community. Last year, the Housing Trust lent $20 million in early stage, risk capital to affordable multifamily housing developers – more than any previous year in its 17-year history. The…

Housing Trust Silicon Valley has launched the new TECH Fund campaign that will allow local corporations and foundations to invest in affordable housing developments that will add or preserve 10,000 homes in the region over the next 10 years.

Housing Trust Silicon Valley is providing a loan in the amount of $11.2m to MidPen Housing Corporation for acquisition of the 55-unit Atherton Court Apartments. If it weren’t for MidPen’s purchase of Atherton Court, the apartments could have been sold to a market-rate developer, putting existing low-income tenants at risk of massive rent increases and displacement. As…

A second round of funding from local banks is adding $6.3 million to the Housing Trust Silicon Valley 2015 Loan Pool that will help affordable housing developers expand multifamily housing opportunities in the Silicon Valley/Bay Area region. The initial 2015 Loan Pool was launched in 2015 with $7.8 million and has been used for financing…